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SQLiteCpp coding standards and API rules for core edits, public headers, style, and Doxygen.

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SQLiteCpp Coding Standards

Non-negotiables

  • RAII only: acquire in constructors, release in destructors.
  • Never throw in destructors; use SQLITECPP_ASSERT() instead.
  • C++11 only in core library (C++14 only in VariadicBind.h and ExecuteMany.h).
  • Public API headers must not include sqlite3.h.
  • Public API must use SQLITECPP_API from SQLiteCppExport.h.
  • One Database/Statement/Column per thread.

Error handling

  • Throw SQLite::Exception for errors in throwing APIs.
  • Use tryExec(), tryExecuteStep(), tryReset() for error codes.

Documentation and style

  • Doxygen required for public API (@brief, @param, @return, @throw).
  • ASCII only, 4 spaces, Allman braces, max 120 chars, LF line endings, final newline.
  • LF line endings are enforced repo-wide by .gitattributes (* text=auto eol=lf), matching .editorconfig (end_of_line = lf); never commit CRLF. Run git add --renormalize . if a file drifts.
  • Use #pragma once in headers.

Naming conventions

  • Types: PascalCase (Database, Statement).
  • Functions/vars: camelCase (executeStep(), getColumn()).
  • Members: m prefix (mDatabase).
  • Args: a prefix (aDatabase).
  • Booleans: b/mb prefix (bExists, mbDone).
  • Pointers: p/mp prefix (pValue, mpSQLite).